Screening for problem gambling within mental health services: a comparison of the classification accuracy of brief instruments.

Nicki A Dowling Stephanie S MerkourisVictorian ManningRachel VolbergStuart J LeeSimone N Rodda Daniel I Lubman

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2018)

The optimal brief screening instrument for mental health services wanting to screen for any level of gambling problem is the five-item Brief Problem Gambling Screen (BPGS). Services wanting to employ a shorter instrument or to screen only for more severe gambling problems (moderate-risk/problem gambling) can employ the NODS-CLiP or the three-item BPGS. Services that are only able to accommodate a very brief instrument can employ the Lie/Bet Questionnaire or the two-item BPGS.

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